Paratrooper

A paratrooper is a soldier trained in parachuting into an operation as a part of an airborne infantry unit. The first paratroopers saw action in World War II in 1939-1945, with Nazi Germany's Fallschirmjaegers being the most famous example of early World War II paratroopers, while the United States' US 101st Airborne Division and US 82nd Airborne Division became famous for their operations in the later stages of the war. However, since the use of helicopters in the military, parachutists are no longer up-to-date with military technology, as helicopters allow for soldiers to be quickly deployed without the risk of being shot before they could land, a disaster that fell upon the Germans at the 1941 Battle of Crete.